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receive him. The disclosure which
had been pressed upon her the night
before had filled her with a boundless
agitation which she dared not analyse.
Her only safety, the only hope of
happiness for Guy and that poor
young creature whom he had
married and had failed to render happy,
seemed to lie in fight for herself. She
descended the stairs with firm resolu-
ton that she would carry her purpose
into effect at once.
But as soon as she entered the room
and Guy turned towards her these
thoughts fed from her mind, swallowed
in a sudden apprehension.
What is the matter" she contrived
to say.
"Viola-have you seen her?"
No"
''Great heavensw :.
Guy! What-what is itp"
''She left the house this morning.
We have searched far and vide. /
oh!
He staggered back, and she thought
he would have fallen. He gathered
himself together again.
81 fear-I believe she heard me last
night"
Adele threw her hands over her
face.
The following morning they found
her. Some fishermen had discovered
a floating body far off the coast, and
all that remained of the mortal Viola
Carroll was reverently brought back
to shore.
Three weeks later a card was handed
to Adele Hautville in her house in
town.
1t was Guys.
May l say goodbye to you? sail
tomorrow" was scrawled beneath the
name.
1t was a short interview. Both the
man and the woman feel that the
memory of the young life which had
gone out in consequence of that one
miserable burst of passion stood be-
tween them, and would ever prevent,
like black shadow, their being any
thing more to each other than they
were.
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Joke on a General.

Apropos of Gen. Faidherbe, an am
using anecdote IS related of an ad-
venture which befell him when he
commanded the army of the North in
the war of 1870. His charger,
splendid gray Arab, had been wounded
at the battle of point Noyelles, and the
general was obliged to leave it behind
him at farm. Some days after, as
Gen. Faidherbe was at lunch, a nom
commissioned officer of the Prussian
army came up with French dragoon
and a horse which Gen. Won Cohen
had sent him with polite message,
believing it to be his property. The
horse was a miserable animal, and
Gen. Faidherbe, amazed at the appar-
ition, asked the dragoon for an ex-
planation. The man related that he
had been taken prisoner with three
comrades by patrol of German caval-
ry, two days before, and that he had
hit on the bright idea of representing
himself as the orderly and his horse as
the favorite charger of Gen. Faidherbe.
The German officers had communicated
his statement to Gen. Won Cohen, who
had courteously returned the animal
10 uile ffeHcH general. Nen. alulef-
be, however, asked the German soldier
to take the dragoon and the horse
back with him, and the man had to
return crestfallen at the failure of his
ruse. Gen. Won Cohen, as soon as he
learnt the truth, directed that diligent
search should be made for the Arab,
but it had been so carefully hidden
away that he never succeeded in re-
toring it to his adversary.
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Drs. Starkcy Il Palen have the liberty 70 refer
20 the following named well known persons who
nave tried their treatment: 0
Hon; WM. d. KELLEY, Member OF Compress
Philadelphia Si0'''
REV VICTOR L. CONRAD, Editor Lutheran
Observer PHILADELPHIA az
hhN' CHARLES ". GUSHING, D. D., Reches-
non. Ci WN PENN NIXON, Editor Ipter-oceap,
Chicago, IN. 0o'H'
REV: A. ", MOORE, Editor The Centenary Ian
caster, : C. Ian
". Il. WoRTHINGrON, Editor New South,
Birmingham. Ala.
JUDGE II. =. VROOMAN, Quenemo, Kan.
MRS. MARY A. .LIEERMORE, Melrose, Massa-
Chusetts.
JUDGE Il. $. NO DRIlEES. New York City,
MIR. E. G. KNIGHT Philadelphia
hR. FRANK SIDDALL, Merchant, Pbiladelpbia
HON. W. ". SCHUYLER, Easton, Pa
EDWARD /. WILSON, 833 ROADWAY n Y Ed
Philadelphia Photographer.
FIDELlA VI. LYON W8imea Hawaii, Sandwich
Islands
ALEXANDER RICHIE, Inverness, Scotland.
MRS. NA&iE FL Y. UhTEGA Fresnillo, Zaca-
tCCas Mexico.
MRS. EMMA COOPER Utilla, Spanish Hcudu-
Tas, Central America.
j. COBB, L. :. Vice Consul. Casablanca Morocco
NJ. V. ASHBROOK. Red Bluff California.
ERNEST TT RNER, Nottingham England
JACOB WARD, Bowral, New South Wales.
And thousands of Others in every part ofthe L S.
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The Great Farmer of Mississippi.

The speech of General Miles, OF
Mississippi, delivered CASUALLY from
his place among the privatN.s was tba
notable speech of the agricultural con.
vention. General Miles is = tvnicaI
figure. He is representative in the
very Best sense of all that was best in
the old-fashioned Southern gentleman.
he is model Of the civilization of that
day, which our critics say was weak
In its training for adversely and precise
methods. General Miles, handicapped
at the close of the war by a debt of 5000,
600. bearing 10 per cent. interest, has
PAID every cent of that with twenty
crops, how they were pitched, how
cultivated, how harvested, and how
sold, would make story worthy of
letters of gold. The general process
he gives in his speech, and in words
that every farmer should heed. 1t is
the old story-old as the hills, as true
as truth-that home raised supplies
make the farmer rich-and all cotton
makes fhp TQr1npl
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The Old Fashioned Kitchen.
How dear to my heart are the days of

How dear to my heart are the days Of my
boyhoodi
What chestnuts arise as call them to mind!
The buttery, the cellar, the big pile of cord
wood,
And the old choppins block with the kindlings
behind
The wide opened farmyard. the milking-stool
by it;
The cow-on her neck hung discordant
bell;
The barn and the cow-house, and chicken
roost nigh it,
The apple tree-out Of its branches / fell.
Near the old fashioned kitchen, the gable
rooted kitchen,
The old fashioned kitchen built on in an L.
To HE to that kitchen I deemed it pleasure,
For often at noon, when returned from the
shop,
found on the table half gallon measure
Filled up to the brim with cold butter-milk
pop.
Row ardent seized it, there's really no know
ing,
How quickly drank it hardly can tell:
Then soon. with the butter-milk down my chin
flowing,
In manner on which dislike now to dwell,
skipped from that kitchen, that old fash
ioEed kitchen,
That old fashioned kitchen built on in an L.
F. II. Curtiss, in Good Housekeeping.
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"COmp0und Oxygen--its Mode of Acticn and
Results, j. the title OF a new brochure Of two
hundred pages, published by Drs. Starkey 81 Pa
len which gives 70 all inqurers full info m tion
as To this remarkable curative agent and a record
Of several hundred surprising cures in wide
range OF chronic cases-many OF them after being
abandoned TO die by other physicians Also
Compound Oxygen, its Origin and Develop
ment, an interesting book of one hundred
pages. Both or either will re mailed tree to any
address on application. Read the brochurei
DRS. STARKEY & PALEN,
No. -529 Arch Street, Philadetphia Pa
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Farms and Farm Land
FOR SALE AT A
BARGAIN.

First.-S0 acres miles north of Antfgo.
Second.-So acres miles north of Amigo.
Third.-1l1 acres seven miles north of Amigo.
Partly improved.
Fourth.-l60 acres nine miles north of Amigo.
House and stable and small clearing; also about
100000 feet of standing pine.
The above lands are all in Langlade county,
" is, and ere near the railroad. Are ali excel
lent farming lands and will be sGid cheap and
on easy terms will trade for land in Manito-
woo county. Enquire of as
J. W, BARNES, or
@. g. SEDGWICK.
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Blinks-I don't believe woman
ever read a novel without looking at
the last chapter first to see how it
turned out. Omaha girl have,
many time. Perhaps some one
had already told you how they turned
out" mo, no one knew" "No one
knew?" mo. They were published
serially in the magazines. > Omaha
World.
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j. D. MARKHAM.

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
~ OdCe, in TorrIson's Brick Block, Eighth
street Man toY,Gc, Wisconsin.
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''Tm looking for a saddle-horse for
my wife" said Cobwigger. ITS a
hard job because l must have white
one." And why a white one?" asked
Merritt. Because" was the reply,
my wife has red hair you know
The Judge.
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WONDERFUL CURES.

W. ID. Hoyt & Co.. Wholesale and
Retail Druggists at Rome Ca, say: We
have been selling DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's s
Arnica Salve for four years Have never
handled remedies that sell as well, or
give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures effected
by these medicines in this city. Several
cases of pronounced Consumption have
been entirely cured by use of few bot
ties of DIR. Kings New Discovery, taken
in connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by Henry
Hiurichs.
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The Compound Oxygen Treatment. " Drs Star
Key q Psien, No. 1929 Arch Street. PhiladeIphia.
nave been using for the last seventeen wears il n
StlenuAc adjustment of the elements of Oxygen
anu Nitrogen magnetiZed, and the compound is
SO condensed and made portable that il is sent
all over the world.
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KYM. RAHR'S SONS,

DREWER AND MASTER, CORNER SIXTH
ID and Washington streets, South side. The
lighest cash price paid for Barley.
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G. G.. SEDGWICK,

A TToRNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
IL Oftice in Torrison's brick block, north END
9Th street bridge, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Coilec-
ions promptly attended to.
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n ASH & NASH.

A TTORNEYS NDCOUNSELORS AT LAW
IA Office over First National Bank, Eighth 81
Collections promptly attended TO.
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T. S. LUHMANN. NJ. D. .

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE AT
L Residence Of DR.. f. Simon, Hancock street
near the court house, Manitowoc, Wis dels
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WORKING CLASSES ATTENTION! 4 t. s1H On.

pored - furnish all classes with employment al
home, the whole of the time, or for their spare
moments. Business new, light and profitable.
Persons of either sex easily from so cents TO
$5.OO per evening, and proportional sum by de-
voting al their time to the business Boys and
see this may send their address an test the bus
mess, we make this offer. To such as are not
well satisfied we Will send one dollar to pay for
the trouble Of writing. Full particular and out
Mt iree: Address GEORGE STINsoN & Co., Port
and, Maine. deco S6
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CT. A. FORREST,

. TToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law.
a Ofce IN Carus' Block, hrst Moor, IN dool
leading TO County Judges office, South klgnth
5 treet Aanitowoc, Wis. Collections promptly
attended to. J-'
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A WELL TRIED TREATMENT
'or Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia,
"a'arrh' Hay Fever, Headache, Debility, Rheu-
maiism, Neuralgia and all Chronic and Neyuous
Disorders.
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MICHAEL KIRwAN
A. J. sCHNITZ,
dfTL, hiO n n L = -
& KIR w AN,

TTORNEYS AT LAW. OFFICE IN FRANZ e
"A Block, South Eighth Street, Manitowoc'
wisconsin [may11
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TERMS, TWO DOLLARS PER YEAK.
DIR. LOUIS FALGE.
NICHOLAS WICKERT,

nFFICE at DR.. Pritchard's and near afse5os Esen
- store south SIDE o0'
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NOTARY PUBLIC AND MONEY BROKER.
~ Ls-al papers drawn and money loaned Oh
good security. Manitowoc. Wis
ONCE west of Man'towoc Savings BANK.
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CHAS. II. SEEGER,

DENTIST OFFICE UPSTAIRS IN ANDER
IL sons Block, Corner South Eighth and Quay
Streets, Manitowoc, Wis. Prompt attention will
De given to all work entrusted TO me. apr21-Sl
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WILLIAMS House.

D JOHNSTON, PROPRIETOR, Corner of
IA. Eighth and Franklin streets, Manitowoc.
drst-class American Hotel, centrally located,
offers every inducement to the travelling public.
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S. SANDERSON,

D. , 4 N D Il IoON,
MANUFACTURERS DEALERIN BOOTS
Nk Shoes, Leather, &C., Shop on Buffalo
Street, near the corner of Eighth Repairing
neatly and promptly executed.
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The choir sang the anthem, "Jerusa-
lem. my glorious home" beuediction
was pronounced by Apostle II. j.
Grant. and Conference was adjourned
until 10 a. N. Friday morning.
CARING FOR THE VISITORS.
The committee appointed to see that
Conference visitors to this city were
housed and cared for, have done noble
work. Through c. r. Savage, ESQ.,, it
was announced from the Tabernacle
stand, Just before the benediction yes
terday morning, that this committee
would be on the north side of the As
ssmbly Hall at the close of the meeting,
and that all persons unproV.ded for
might go there and be assigned com
portable quarters. Some twenty-five
appIicatious were received and were all
sitlsfact orilE iccommota ted. The COM
uaittee shall have room at their dis
posal, and each day at the close of each
meeting, will be found on the north
side of the Assembly Hall awaiting to
provide quarters for those who may not
have friends to whom they can apply,
or who have already received their
quota It is expected that there will be
applications every day up to Sunday
The committee have list OF names OF
those willing to receive guests and can
arrange for accommodations on very
short notice. 1t is a good work,
though it did look a little suspicious
Yesterday to see a well known police
man around announcing his ability to
accommodate few who might want
care taken of them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-07
New YORK stock Exchange.

NEW YORK, October 4-Stock market
rather heavy at opening, most stocks show
ing declines from Is to Is per cent. Emit re
list was strong from opening, but W. U and
Reading a tracted special attention, the form
er rising "a and the latter,13s per cent re
specdvely, and remainder from e to Is. The
advance was checked at 1874 ana after slight
reac ion becams ste dy at a vance. At H.
o'clock the market is quiet and steady.
Ats pm. the stock market advanced e to
50 dnring the first hour of the afternoon.
LATER Market be 3ame weak and entire
list made slight losses Close dull, small
fractions above opening. W. U. closed at
70.
Stock market was more active to-day
than for some time, but int rest in the deal
ings was completely absorbed by three
socks: w. U Reading & st. Paul. Best
figures were made st 1o'clock! after which
there was a reaction, and the close was
rather heavy at or near highest figures OF
the day. Everything higher, but the ad
vances are for f actions only, ex ept for
Reading, which is up rs, w. U. 13s and
Jersey Ceutral rs.
Governments doll, but firm.
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COMMERCIAL.
Bullion
NEW YORK, October 6.-Bar silver, 9614.
Bullion
Money Market.

Money Market.
NEW YORK, October 6.
Money, Easy, 4@5.
LATER.
Money on call. easy, at 8 O. 5; last loan
B; closed Offered3
Prime mercantile paper, 81 q So.
Sterling exchange, dull, steady, at 4.79A
for sixty-day bills; 4,S414 for demand.
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MCCORMICK & Go.
B n n "a Il r. . .
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AND
HALEY, IDAHO.


Careful attention given to the sale of Ores
and Bullion. We solicit ConsignmentS
guaranteeing the Highest Market Prices.
Collections Made at Lowest Rate
Execute Orders for the Purchase or Sale of
stocks and Bonds at New York and San
francisco.
We sell Exchange and Teiegraphic Tran
fers on leading cities of the United States
also furnish Sight Drafts or Remit Funds to
Stockholm and all other prominent poiIf4s
IN Europe, at Lowest Rates OF Exchange
ACTIVE ACCOUNTS SOLICITED
PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENTS:
NEW YORK-Importers' ald Traders Ma.
tionel Bank, Chemical National BANK
Koantze Brothers.
CHICAGo-Commercial National Bank.
ST. LoUIs-States Savings Association.
City.
OMARA-Omahs National Bank
DENVER City National Bank, Denver Ma.
tional Bank.
EVANSTON, Wyo.-BeckWith Co.
OGDEN-Commercia National Bank.
HELENA, Mont.-First National Bank.
BUTTE, Mont.-First National Bank, Clark
d Larabie.
HALEY, Idaho-McCornick & Co.
BELLEVUE, Idaho-G. A. Mccormick & Co.
ELKo, Nevada. Henderson.
SAN FRANCIsCo-First National Pa1k, The
Croker Woolworth National Bank.
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Mining Market

NEW YORK, October g. Mining shares
were in better demand; AmadOr 81 90 Bodie
$1.7O, California & Vlrginia$l7 5O,Brunswick
$l.55, Caledonia (Black Hills) 81 90, Dunkin
81 IS, Deadwood 81. rs, FL Christie 1926, Hale
d Norcross $4.25, HOmes.ake $l3 %, Mex
lean 81 30, North Belle Isle IS 81, Standard
SLIGO, Silver King IS 5715. Surinam So so.
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New York e.nerAl Markets.

NEW YORK. October .-Hops-Light re
quest. Cofee-Spot, fair; Rio-Firm; 1914
options 10 "a 20 points lower: only more
active sales 49, $50, bags. October, IL $50 17.4o
November, II. So "a 1850; Decem ,er, II ~
q II 65; January, II 40 "a 1850; February,
Il. IS "a II 60. Sugar-Quiet but strong; Ara
GAIA. 1916; fair refining, quoted at as; re
fined steady, demand fair; graduated, 6 "a
6H Copper-Steady, lake, 1923 a 1917. Lead
Quiet; domestic, 4ss @419. Tin steady
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chicago Live stooh

CHICAGO, OctOber6
Cattle Receipts II 900; steady; good; ma
tives. stronger; fancy, 10 "a 5.35; shipping
steers, 2 IS "a 500; stockeTs and feeders. 50
"a Is: Texas steers, 200 "a . rs; indians,
. 80 a. Is; western rangers, ? 90 @3S5
HOgs-Receipts, &c, 900; steady; mixed, 1 y
"a 90; heavy % @ 90; higher; light. 4 %
a ASS.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; steady; natives, 2 Is
"a 20; ives, ern 25 a 500: Texans, 10 "a
$50
Lambs 900 25.
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british Grain Trad Q

LIVERPOOL, October
Wheat-Firm; demand good; holders offer
sparingly; California No l, 6s cd. % 6s
per GENITAL; red western spring and red
western winter 6s Sd.
Corn-Good demsnd for futures with no
offerings of spot.
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NOTICE.

FNHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Home Fire
Insurance COMPANY of Utah will be
held at the office of H. J. Grant & Co.,
No. 40 Main Street on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 25th. 1887, at p m for the cleo
ton of officers and Directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction
o. such other business as may be
brought before the meeting.
ELIAS A. SMITH,
SALT LAKE CITY, Secretary.
october LIST, 1887.
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Boston Ountatinns.

Boston, October 6. - Closing prices:
Atchison Railroad, 81; Burlington, "a;
Mexican Central, common, 1875; Mexican
first mortgage bonds, 6734
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Petroleum .

New YORK, October 6.-Petroleum closed
steady; opened IS; highest, 6S34; lowest
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AFTERNOON

Wheat-Shade higher: cash, 697s; Nov
ember, 7134: December, 727s; May, 1874
Oats Shade higher; cash; November,
42,7 December, 4214 May, 49,.
Oats-Quiet; dull; cash, 26; November
$685. May, 2g3z
Pork and Lard--Unchanged.
Rye-4S
Barley-65
Whisky-10
houlders-5.9O @5.25i shot clear, : 80 a
7 SIS: short ribs 745
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Ohtcago Produce Market.

CHICAGO, October 6.
Wheat-Lower; cash, 50 1I-16; November
7l3s; December, y 1916: May. 7514.
Cotn-Lower; cash and November, 42l&
December, AZ 3-16; May, 40 7-16.
0ats-Irregular; cash Is 15-l6; November
26 5-16; May, % 1916.
Pork-Year, r 90; January, u III
Landowner; cash, 6. 45; No ember, {, 321&
Nav 60.
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Careful attention given to the sale OF Ores
and Bullion. We solicit Consignments,
guaranteeing the Highest Market Prices.
Wichita eagle., 1887-10-06
BAR THOLO ME v
n A S.
FOR SALE

10 lots corner Woodland ave,
and 14th st, RiCh'S add, only
two blocks from Motor Line, the
same from horse cars; price per
lot $500.
II lots on MoSley ave, east
fronts d HOdSon's add. best lots
DtOwp fCI the money; price per
CT $3.50.
4lots on corner Of Ellis st. and
Grand ave, McCOrmic' add. east
front, one block from street cars
very fine corner for a residence;
price per lot $500.
s lots on Wheeler ave In East
University add. one block from
Seneca st, much deeper than
ordinary lots; price per lot $500.
IL lots on corner Howard and
Market SITS, English 9th add, east
front, trees planted, very inc for
residence property, two blocks
from street cars; price per lot
$500
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-05-26
An Ancient Manuscript with a
Very Queer Legend Attached.

The Royal Library at Stockholm
contains remarkable literary
curiosity called the DEVILS code,
which is said to be the largest manu-
script in the world. Every letter OF
this gigantic piece of work is as beauti-
fully formed as it it were minutely and
carefully drawn, and 1T seem almost
impossible that it should have been
done by a single human being. The
devils code was brought to Sweden
from Prague after the Thirty Years
War. and the Deutsche Hausfrauen
Zeitung tells the following story of its
origin: A poor monk who had been
condemned to death WAS told that
his sentence would be COMMITTED if he
We're able to copy the whole OF the
code in a single night. Relying on
the impossibility of the task, his
judges furnished him with the original,
pen and ink, and left him in his we'll
barred prison.
A drowning man catches at a straw
to save himself, and the unfortunate
monk began to try his last impossible
task with the vain hope OF accom-
plishing it. Before long however, he
saw that he could not save his life by
his own weak exertions. Afraid OF a
cruel and certain death, and perhaps
doubling the promise of a better lis'
hereafter, he invoked the aid of tlt
Prince of Darkness, promising to su'
render his soul If he were assisted in
his task. The dark spirit appeared
as soon as he was called, concluded
the contract, sat down like any copy
ing clerk, and next morning the DEVILS
code was finished.